Here's a side to the Christmas story that isn't often told: Those soft little hands, fashioned by the Holy Spirit in Mary's womb, were made so that nails might be driven through them. Those baby feet, pink and unable to walk, would one day walk up a dusty hill to be nailed to a cross. That sweet infant's head with sparkling eyes and eager mouth was formed so that someday men might force a crown of thorns onto it. That tender body, warm and soft, wrapped in swaddling clothes, would one day be ripped open by a spear. Jesus was born to die.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Garlic, Poultry, Main dish	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

40		Cloves Garlic *
2		Med Onions, Coarsely Chopped
1	c	Fresh Parsley, Chopped
1/2	ts	Allspice
		Salt & Pepper To Taste
1/3	c	Dry White Vermouth
6		Chicken Legs/Thighs **
2	tb	Olive Oil
1	ts	Dried Tarragon, Crumbled
1/4	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	c	Cognac

INSTRUCTIONS

*     Garlic Should be parboiled and peeled.
**    Chicken may be skinned if desired
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Place all the ingredients in a deep, heavy
pot that can be covered.  Combine everything very well with your hands.
Seal the pot very tightly with foil.  Place a cover over the foil.  Pot
must be very well sealed so that no juices or steam can escape.  Bake for
1 1/2 hours.  Do not open the pot during this time.  Serve piping hot,
with good crusty bread for mopping up the juices and garlic.  Open the pot
at the table, so that the diners may get the full benefit of the marvelous
fragrance that explodes out of the vessel.
From the "Garlic" cookbook, by Sue Kreitzman, as posted to The Cook BBS.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmgarlic.zip

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